"Bhai sahab, kaise hain aap hum toh bohut pareshaan hogaye thai aapke fikar khaye jarahe thi, raha nahi gaya, socha, saamne se dekh kar tasalli kar lein yeh kya aap itne kamzor hogaye hain ... bhabi aap ache se khayal nahi rakh rahe ?" zakia ji dramatically shows concern, earning eyes roll from adil and zoya cause it's her typical way of putting everyone down to prove herself alone as the well wisher "aisa kuch nahi sehat mein utaar chadhav hota hai" shafiq ji, clarified.
"Tabiyat achanak kharab hojane par sawaal apne aap khade hote hain" zakia ji continues talking, zahra ji sighs recalling her nature to dig up things even when she receives a clear back off or uninterested look from them, she needs to have enough patience for upcoming days.
"Kaise sawaal, hum khush hain alhumdullilah aise koi baat nahi jisko aap jaan ne ke liye itne betaab horahe hain zakia khair hamare chodiye, apne bataye ke kab tak rehna ke irade se aye hain ?" shafiq ji, shifted the subject.
"G, hum .. aap kehte hain toh kal he chale jayenge" zakia ji, felt insulted.
"Arey, aise kaise araam se jayega ane wale dino mein hamare bacho ke shaadi ka hisaah banyega .. aakhir ek laute phuppo hain aap inke, duaaun ki zaroorat hoge kyun begum ?" blasting nuclear over their hands especially sidnaaz they couldn't believe what they heard, shehnaaz wasn't upset shock was written in bold letters but sidharth was pissed off to another level.
Yes, he had plans on getting married but after their back to back awful incident sidharth clearly made up his mind to set her free that's what she demanded all this time everything was occurring as per her wishes or his parents request did it ever occur to them what he wants or wishes to happen ?
No, they have been least bothered !!!!
Initially, they asked him to marry an immature girl for the sake of some reason being an obedient son without raising a question whole heartedly accepted he stayed loyal never thought about anyone, then waited till the time shehnaaz is getting graduated, they didn't want shehnaaz to feel pressurised and occupied during her educational phase, but what exactly was his take during this time ?
He was following and respecting their decisions !!!
Secondly, they didn't bother to ask before announcing it on the table few days back their beloved spoilt brat chose to leave me, they pushed me to even do it tho they knew how difficult it will be for a man who literally grew up loving her as his how could he just set her free cause they are willing him to ?
Thirdly, she was no one to demand freedom even before giving me a chance it was clearly a selfish call by his parents and her everything can't be done when they wish or hope to be done, they're snatching away, the basic right from him looks like proving themselves as a parent to shehnaaz they're miserably failing as his by paying no heed to him or his decisions.
No, not anymore enough of this bullshit ...
He has a bloody heart and feelings which cannot be played by them !!!
To respect and not to create a scene in front of their relative sidharth excused himself leaving remaining food untouched "beta gunnah milta hai apne plate ka left over toh khatum karte huwe jao" shafiq ji, says shehnaaz could see the jaws clenching and his palms fisted "bhook marr gaye !" replying, walked out.
Adil quickly excuses running behind sidharth "bhai, kya kar rahe hain khaana khatum karke jaaye aur aap kabse is time ko baahir jaane lage ?" he asks "did you not hear my wedding announcement ?" sidharth angrily, questions.
"Is this some sort of a joke !" adil knew their parents shouldn't have gotten it up when they have the knowledge about his emotions which are all over the place "bhai, relax aap bhi jaante hain shehnaaz ke kehne par abu ne aap se .. divorce wale baat ki thi ab jab sab theek hogaya hai, why not consider it ?" so they want him to dance on their finger tips "kisne kaha sab theek hogaya hai, she broke my heart .. she didn't want me .. she chose that bloody freak sabne mazak bana kar rakha huwa hai kisi ko saala meri pade he nahi huwe sabko .. is baat ki fikar hai ke shehnaaz kya chahte hai ?" he yells, to get it all out of his system "mera kya yaar .. ab mujhe uske chahat he nahi" a lone tear escaped.
It's there but he doesn't want to accept it "kya keh rahe hain aap bhai you just said it's not a joke .. don't tell me .. are you planning on leaving her ?" adil, felt terrified scared not wanting to hear him "Isn't that what she asked for .. I have no interest in being her second option, an escape or a compromise she wishes to do because we're bound to each other .." sidharth clarified.
"But, bhai don't you love her or you haven't loved her enough to over look the hurt she has done to you ?" adil, couldn't hold back from asking "adil you have no idea how madly I loved her !" sidharth snorted.
"Then, please don't set her free !" adil pleads, on behalf of shehnaaz.
"My love was never selfish, I can't keep her when she chose to walk out agar us umar ke bache ki sachaye saamne na aye hote kya woh mere saath rehte nahin na phir main kaise bharosa kar loon us par .... main sirf ek zariya hoon uske liye apne rishte ko theek karne kai phir chahe us insaan ke saath he kyun na reh-na par jaaye jise sabse zayada nafrat karte hai" stated facts, that he assumed were right "aap galat track par jarahe hain, she regrets her doings !" adil defended.
"If you say so good for her but I don't trust her anymore !" saying drove outside leaving him worried, zahra ji, shehnaaz and zoya rushed to adil as soon as they saw him walking inside because zakia ji and zubia were off to their rooms.
"What's wrong, bhai kahan hain ?" zoya interrogated.
"Ammi, yaar aap dono ko sabr nahi .. jaante bhi hain .. bhai ki side se nothing is same phir bhi phuppo jaan ke saamne shaadi ki baat karde nahi kya expect kar rahe thai aap dono ke woh khushi khushi baithe rahainge ?" adil asked.
"Hum kya karte, aapke abu ki tabiyat kharab hai haan mein haan na milate toh hamare chuppe unhe pareshaan kardaite .. sidharth ko jaata dekh unke chehre ka rang toh jaise udh he gaya tha" zahra ji, helplessly uttered.
"Kyun, bhai shaadi nahi karna chahte ?" zoya asks forgetting about shehnaaz's presence whose heart was loudly throbbing and clenching with fear of hearing rejection, her pretty orbs, welled up too.
"It's okay, adil kya kaha unho ne jis tarah maine unka dil toda hai unhe bhi haq hai mera todne ka .." adil couldn't speak, her tears were weakening him.
"Just the usual, hurt hain so he wasn't happy with the announcement as it was made without his knowledge" adil, didn't share the other part of conversation.
"Ya allah, gusse mein na jaane yeh ladka kidhar .. maara maara phir raha hoga, rukiye hum call karke puchte hain" zahra ji, dials only to receive no response.
"Ammi, rehne dijiye .. let him be on his own .. thande hokar ghar ajayenge" adil tried to ease the stress around because this behaviour is so indecent surely not the one sidharth approved of yet happened to do in-order to hurt them.
"Don't worry, soja bhai ajayenge" zoya assures a very tensed shehnaaz.
"Hmm, tu jaa .. I will wait for him !" shehnaaz told, her appetite died as soon as sidharth stormed out expecting what adil shared even-tho realised to keep her heart kept half of their conversation forward.
He must have been intact over his decision to fulfil her stupid demand she had once idiotically made out of immaturity doesn't wish the same anymore which he needs to know, she is very much keen in working it out.
Being his wife, accepting him as her husband "doh ghante hogaye hain, ek call karke puch loon kab tak ayenge ?" due to every passing second her poor heart was getting anxious thinking about his whereabouts, she didn't know why this is occurring maybe she's realising her responsibilities.
Zahra ji, saw her impatiently waiting near the door just like how she wished to see her care towards sidharth from years back, smiling went back to room she didn't want to stop her it was heart warming to witness her waiting "phone he nahi utha rahe akdu khan, huh" she sadly, glares at screen.
"Hayeeee, ab akdu khan se naam change karke husband rakh daina chahiye, I wonder inho ne mera naam kya rakh kar save kiya huwa hoga ?" she instantly, changes to HUSBAND ❤️ smiles brightly while continuously, staring it.
He came home around 2:30 am to witness shehnaaz adorably slept next to the door step, tiredly in a sitting position literally capturing his breath, what's with this new tactic, Is she planning to make a fool out of him It would've definitely worked few weeks back but now it's simply building doubts.
"I can't digest, pehle calls phir yahan par sona what does she wants, I swear to god she is getting into my nerves, how do I wake her up ?" he thought, bent on her level during which his gaze stuck over her beautiful face.
He desperately, wishes she hadn't broken his heart back then cause everything would have been so different today. He would have proposed to her they could have started from the beginning. He would have given her thousands of reason to love him but as they say wishes never come true !!!!
Due to his sudden touch, shehnaaz woke up abruptly, getting scared unable to comprehend his presence acted the way she used to back then when she used to be unaware of their relationship, draping dupatta to cover upper chest "aap pata .." he quickly stands up acting unaffected.
"Main kabse intezaar kar rahe thi, kahan chale gaye thai calls kare aap ne ek ka bhi jawab daina zaroori nahi samjha, shukar aap thai ek waqt ko toh main darr gaye thi yeh soch kar na jaane kaun mere qareeb agaya ?" she blabbers, he just moves to his room, she follows annoying him.
"Aapko aise uth kar nahi jana chahiye tha, pata taaya abu aur ammi pareshaan hogaye thai .. mera gussa mujh par utaariye .. un bicharaun ka kya kasoor ?" to release tension on her because nobody deserves it.
"Aap aise nahi ho, you love them ... your doing things which you personally do not approve of sirf khud ko hurt karne ke liye, kyun sidharth ?" she gently cups his face by stepping closer, he yanks her by drifting away.
"Because of ME, aap khud ko let down kar rahe ho jaan kar sabko hurt kar rahe ho .. please don't .. I want to be the subject to your anguish .." he snorts "really, don't you think lately u have been giving too much of importance to yourself, u shouldn't cause main kisi ka gussa kisi par nahi utaar raha samjhe tum" he will never accept what he's doing at-least not anytime soon.
"Acha, phir kyun uth ka chale gaye ?" losing calm, she raises voice.
"Meri marzi, I am not answerable to you just the way you were not answerable to me yaad hai ya bhool gaye apne alfaaz shehnaaz ?" removes shoes, she was running out of patience "mujhe idea nahi tha ke aap mere shohar hain" gave a justification "sahi hai, jaan ne ke baad kaunsa cheesain behtar huwe ?" a drop of tear rolls down "I was angry" he didn't care, took clothes to change.
"Then, stay angry forever biwi bann ne ki koshish mat karo !" banging the door of bathroom, turned away leaving her helplessly speechless.
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